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Table 1 Frequency-dependency of E’ (Eq. 7) for individual specimens

From: Viscoelastic properties of human and bovine articular cartilage: a comparison of frequency-dependent trends

Specimen

Thickness (mm)

A (MPa)

B (MPa)

r 2

p value

Bovine 1

1.20

4.58

59.26

0.99

0.0001

Bovine 2

1.18

6.77

54.93

0.99

0.0001

Bovine 3

1.15

8.07

57.54

0.99

0.0001

Bovine 4

0.84

5.40

53.43

0.99

0.0001

Bovine 5

0.88

3.52

34.49

0.98

0.0001

Bovine 6

1.28

6.46

51.47

0.98

0.0001

Bovine 7

1.18

6.71

63.09

1.00

0.0001

Bovine 8

1.15

7.19

47.69

0.98

0.0001

Bovine Mean

1.11 ± 0.16

6.09 ± 1.49

52.74 ± 8.77

0.99

0.0001

Human 1

1.0

3.4

39.6

0.99

0.0001

Human 2

1.3

2.9

29.3

1.00

0.0001

Human 3

1.8

2.2

29.8

0.99

0.0001

Human 4

2.0

2.6

33.1

0.99

0.0001

Human 5

1.1

3.2

29.8

0.99

0.0001

Human 6

1.7

1.8

28.3

0.97

0.0001

Human Mean

1.4 ± 0.4

2.7 ± 0.6

32.7 ± 4.2

1.00

0.0001

  1. Constants A and B define trends for E’ with frequency